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• New Hampshire Automobile Accident Case Settled

  Ed Van Dorn | January 31, 2007 1:28 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Today two insurance companies agreed to settle an automobile accident case for an injured client. The fact that there were two insurance companies involved in the settlement made it difficult to settle. One company insured the responsible driver for $25,000. The client also had what is known as underinsured motorist coverage for another $25,000. At first both insurance companies refused to pay...

• New Hampshire Dog Bite Law

  Ed Van Dorn | January 31, 2007 11:48 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  Many people ask us about their rights when they are bitten by a dog. We are asked this question because several years ago one of our clients was attacked by a pit bull. The people responsible refused to help the victim. After a trial by jury the client was awarded 2.1 million dollars. This was the largest verdict of this kind in the country. It made national news. As a result we are often...

• Weis Medical Malpractice Lawsuit in Spotlight

  Ed Van Dorn | January 31, 2007 11:22 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis tried to keep his gastric bypass surgery hidden from the public, but something went wrong when he had the operation five years ago. Now Weis' medical malpractice suit against Massachusetts General is getting national attention. Weis, 50, who declined a request for an interview, described himself in the book as "a dumb ass" for submitting to the weight loss surgery.A...

• State Farm Reaches 2nd Agreement to Settle Suits by Katrina Victims

  Christina Cole | January 25, 2007 10:33 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance Co. said on Wednesday that they have reached an agreement to settle insurance claim disputes with over 600 Mississippi residents who sued for Hurricane Katrina damage.Previously, State Farm hadn't confirmed the settlement that was publicized on Tuesday by homeowners' attorneys that negotiated a separate agreement that would benefit as many as 35,000 Mississippi...

• Court Limits Slip-and-Fall Cases

  Christina Cole | January 17, 2007 3:04 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  A business cannot be sued in a slip-and-fall case unless the injured patron is able to prove that the store employees were aware or should have known about the condition, ruled the Arizona Court of Appeals.The judges threw out a claim by David Contreras Sr., an employee of a liquor distributing company.In 2005, Contreras sued after he said he slimed on a slimy blue substance while on delivery to...

• Police Chief Kills Pit-bull

  Christina Cole | January 11, 2007 12:58 AM | 1 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  The Kingston police chief fatally shot and killed a pit-bull that had bitten another person and lunged toward him.State Police say, Police Chief Donald Briggs, while responding to a call, saw a pit-bull attacking another dog that was leashed in the backyard. He tried to get the pit-bull off from the other dog. While trying to get the pit-bull off the dog, Briggs learned the pit-bull had...

• Cornell University Staff Member Bitten by Dog

  Christina Cole | January 05, 2007 3:11 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  The Cornell University police are looking for the owner of a dog who bit a university staff member that now faces the prospect of precautionary rabies injections if it can't be determined the dog is properly vaccinated.Friday at approximately 10:21 am, the Cornell University Police Dept. received a complaint of a dot bite. The complainant, a male Cornell University staff member was bitten on...